Two-year research master's program "Sociology and Social Research" (SaSR)

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In the academic year of 2014-2015, the Department of Sociology at Utrecht University offers a two-year research master's program "Sociology and Social Research" (SaSR).

I would be very grateful if you could draw the attention of (your) students to the program, and who might be interested in receiving a master’s degree in the Netherlands. Also, please feel free to forward this message to other colleagues who might wish to inform students on the program.

Special features of the program include:

+ A problem-driven approach with a substantive focus on societal topics such as social networks, social capital, trust, migration and ethnicity, social stratification and inequality, families and organizations.

+ A strong focus on the integration of social theory and quantitative data-analysis.

+ The program comprises a master class taught by an outstanding visiting professor from abroad. Previous visiting professors include Diekmann, Esser, Kalter, Blossfeld, Mouw, Muller, Heath, McFarland, and Erickson . Prof. Labianca (University of Kentucky) will be the visiting professor in 2014.

+ Students participate in international summer schools.

+ The program is completely taught in English. The student population is highly international.

+ Students in the program benefit from intensive supervision and collaborate in a relatively small group of peers (<20).

+ Evaluated as the best research master’s program in the Netherlands across all disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

+ Hands on experience in writing a publishable research article: the master's thesis that completes the program is written in the format of an article. Many students have had article versions of their theses accepted for publication in top-ranked journals like Social Forces, Social Networks, Journal of Marriage and the Family, and European Union Politics.

Labor market position after graduation:

+ The profile of the program ensures that the labor market position of alumni is excellent: students are very successful in a PhD all over the world, as researchers in institutes and organizations outside the university system or as trainees in management or governmental organizations.

Target group:

+ The target group of students consists of talented and motivated students with a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent period of at least three years of undergraduate study and qualifications in the social sciences, broadly conceived (e.g., Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Demography).

+ Applicants with deficiencies in methods and statistics can be admitted conditional upon participation in a methods and statistics summer course right before the start of the first year of the program that is offered specifically for incoming research master's students by the Graduate School of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Utrecht University.

+ Students from outside the Netherlands are explicitly encouraged to apply. About 50% of the students are from outside the Netherlands. Some teaching and research assistantships are available for students. Also, some financial support is available for participation in summer schools outside the Netherlands.

Admission:

+ The number of new students per year is limited to +/-20. We are currently looking for talented candidates for the academic year 2014/2015. Courses for this group will start on September 1, 2014.

Interested? Apply now!

+ Detailed information on the program and the application procedure is available at www.uu.nl/sasr

+ Please do not hesitate to contact the coordinator (Beate Volker, b.volker@uu.nl) for any inquiries about the program and about admission procedures.